(I thought the rule states that you can a) change a letter b) add a letter or c) remove a letter)

Hi Philip,

I don't know where the rules you are referring to are, but I -- and I assume the other players -- are playing by the rules stated by Mark on the opening page of this thread when he established the game........

" How to play: Transform one word into another by changing a single letter in each step, so that each link in the chain is a valid word.